2. The top of the head, or the head itself.
We will belabor you a little better, And beat a
little more care into your coxcombs. --Beau & Fl.
3. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of
display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or
accomplishments; a fop.
Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy Of powdered
coxcombs at her levee. --Goldsmith.
Some are bewildered in the maze of schools, And some
made coxcombs, nature meant but fools. --Pope.
4. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of different genera,
but particularly to {Celosia cristata}, or garden
cockscomb. Same as {Cockscomb}.